Marlies beat Binghamton 5-4 in overtime

The Toronto Marlies beat the Binghamton Senators 5-4 in overtime on Wednesday night at Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena.

Marlies defenseman T.J. Brennan beat B-Sens goaltender Andrew Hammond with a backhand shot from the slot at 2:50 of overtime, giving him a team-high 25th goal on the season.

With the overtime loss, Binghamton earned an important point that vaults it atop the American Hockey League’s East Division. With two games left in the regular season, the B-Sens and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are tied with 92 points, but Binghamton holds the tiebreaker.

For most of the night, it seemed even one point would be hard to come by. Coming into the third period, Binghamton trailed 3-2 before getting goals from David Dziurzynski and Wacey Hamilton. Toronto tied the score at 4 with 7:07 remaining in regulation.

SECOND PERIOD

With two periods complete, the Toronto Marlies lead the Binghamton Senators 3-2 on Wednesday night at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena.

Coming into the period with a 1-0 lead, Toronto saw the advantage vanish at the 2:31 mark when Buddy Robinson bested Marlies goaltender Drew MacIntyre with a wrist shot from the slot. For Robinson, it was a sign of things to come.

However, Toronto would take command due to some weak play by B-Sens goaltender Andrew Hammond. At 10:05 of the period, Hammond could not corral a loose puck, allowing Toronto forward Jerred Smithson to poke it off Hammond and into the net.

Only two minutes and 19 seconds later, Sam Carrick fired a seemingly harmless shot from the right wing. The puck snuck under the left pad of Hammond, giving the Marlies a 3-1 lead. Johnson City native Jerry D’Amigo picked up the secondary assist.

Robinson then cut the lead in half for Binghamton, netting his second of the game on a goalmouth scramble. For Robinson, the goal is his 13th of the season. Assists went to Corey Cowick and Patrick Mullen.

FIRST PERIOD

After 20 minutes, the Toronto Marlies are leading the Binghamton Senators 1-0 on Wednesday night at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena.

Stuart Percy has the only goal of the contest, striking at 9:35 on the power play after B-Sens forward Shane Prince was whistled for a hooking minor. Percy was able to beat Binghamton goaltender Andrew Hammond from the slot. The assists went to Peter Holland and T.J. Brennan.

Hammond played very well otherwise, stopping 10 shots.

The B-Sens failed to generate much offense, routinely being beat to loose pucks and into the corners. It showed in the shots total, which only reached seven against Toronto goaltender Drew MacIntyre.

Binghamton currently trails the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins by one point for the East Division lead. Both teams will have two games remaining after Wednesday.